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 CONTENTS
October 2015

EDITORIAL 4
EVENTS
E-day 2015 6
KITS
Fw 190A-8 1/72
11
Spitfire Mk.XVI Bubbletop 1/48
Mirage IIIC 1/48
Nai se vracej Quattro Combo 1/144

BRASSIN 16
PHOTO-ETCHED SETS 21
BIGED 25
RELEASE 26

HISTORY
Black Friday 27
TB752

BUILT
Fw 190A-8 1/72
32
I-16 typ 24 1/48
SPITFIRE Mk. VIII 1/48
Brassin sets Fw 190F-8 1/32 Revell

ON APPROACH
November 2015
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EDITORIAL
It seems that we are living the golden age of mo-
delling, the golden age of modelers exhibitions.
Small, medium as well as the biggest shows are
mature and well done, organization teams are
perfectly organized, visitors satisfied, modelers
happy, vendors friendly. Even E-day received
good feedback and a great turnout of 5000
visitors. Its so great, what more can we do,
in what more can we hope? Maybe we can hope
in our ability to remember what happened on
which show. All shows are perfect, all shows are
similar. Sincerely, who remembers what happe-
ned on IPMS Nationals in 2004, or when was the
Nationals in Albuquerque hold? And what about
a European show, that is held on the same place
for long years. Do you remember the after party
in the fallout shelter after the first show in Buto-
vice? And do you know, that this was the 15th
E-day ever and the 10th E-day in Butovice? So,
lets come to Prague next year, for the 16th
E-day, lets go back to the garage, because
Czech modeling business rose up from garage
and it must be back at least once yearly. You
will find the report from E-day in this issue of
Eduard Info.
E-day is over, Iron Bunny is coming soon, already
on October, 17th and 18th . This is a four mem-
ber team competition, the target is to build up
a complete model using the accessories or not,
in the time limit of 24 hours. All material is avai-
lable, the model is kept secret until the start of
the competition. The set up window was open 14
minutes only this year, before all 9 teams were
registrated. 9 teams is a limit for this event. Its
big fun, the only problem is the loftiness of the
location, but our idea is to find a new location in
Prague or other big city and make the event in-
ternational. In November, we are in Telford and
Bratislava, and we hold our traditional Novem-
berfest on November 28th, 2015. Yes, Novem-
berfest has the same problem as the exhibitions,
it seems to be the same every year, but we will
organize this event until it will be interesting for
you. You can find more information in this issue of
our INFO today.
We have had 80 pcs of the new Fw 190A-8
in Profipack 1/72nd scale edition available
on our E-day show, all were sold in one hour,
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so we supplied another 200 and we sold
130 pcs once again, which is the second
best sale of a new item on any mode-
lers show, the only better is the first sales
figure of the Bf 110E in 1/48 do you
remember, when and where we introdu-
ced that kit?
The first Fw 190A-8 release introduced
during E-day and today is the Profi-
pack version, the Royal Class is the
next, to be released in December. The
kit comes in Quattro Combo mode,
with four complete kits together in the
box. Two of the plastic sets inside will be Fw
190A-8, accompanied by two Fw 190A-8/R2
with additional armor. Two bonuses are inclu-
ded, a glass and the piece of real plane, destro-
yed on September 11th, 1944 in the air battle
over the Ore mountains here in Czech Republic.
Talking about Fw 190, its good to know more
about the batch of various accessories released
together with this kit. We release two photoe-
tch sets, Superfabric seatbelts and four Brassin
sets, however, couple of others are already in
the design process, including the BMW 801A en-
gine set. In this context, please note the 1/32nd
scale BMW 801A set designed for 1/32nd sca-
le Revell kit, introduced right now. This is to be
a highlighted one, with interesting design so-
lutions and magnificent details. Also, both sets,
1/32nd as well as the 1/72nd, will be com-
pleted not only with the fuselage weapons sets,
but also with propeller set with propeller, pro-
peller cone and engine ventilator with complete
installation. Both sets, weapon as well as pro-
peller, are separate items to be latter released
in BigSin compilation set.
There are two ProfiPack kits released in Oc-
tober, with the Spitfire Mk.XVI in 1/48th scale
on the list. This is the kit widely equipped by
aftermarket products in all our lines already
from July, when the bubble top Spitfire was in-
troduced as a part of Dual Combo Limited edi-
tion release Spitfire Mk.XVI. All these aftermar-
ket sets are still available so I recommend you
to look for those items together with the new
ProfiPack, it sound useful, I guess. The third Octo-
ber kit release is Spitfire once again, in this case
1/144 scale Nai se vracej / The Boys are back
Quattro combo item dedicated to the service
of the Spitfire Mk.IX in Czechoslovak Air Force/
RAF in the WWII and early post war period. The
marking selection is based on the 1/48th sca-
le NSV kit (item # 1181), however, the number
of marking options is reduced. Also, the book is
not included, as well as the photoetch, this is the
smallest scale release with not as high ambitions
as the 1/48th scale ones. The September kits
are actually four, with 1/48th scale Mirage IIIC
in Weekend edition to complete the list of new
kits.
Concerning the Photoetch, the offer is usually
wide. Except already mentioned sets for the new
Fw 190A-8 of our own production, there is a mix
of sets designed for new as well as for the older
kits. Among the older ones, you can find the sets
for B-1B and AC-47 Gunship in 1/48th scale by
Revell, and Su-22M-4 by Smr, which is ex-OEZ
or latter ex-KP 1/48th scale kit I mean the ri-
ght old KP company located in Prostejov, not the
new fake one. There is quite strong virtual feed-
back in internet discussions on these kits with la-
tent request to see new PE sets for those, so well,
we try to do them, I must confess Im seriously cu-
rious what real sale we will actually see. Among
the new items, you can see the sets for Ju 87G-2
1/32 by Trumpeter or 1/72nd scale Supermari-
ne Swift by Airfix. See the only 1/35th scale set
named US Army Bulldozer, which is the WWII
Caterpilar D7 produced in 1/35th by MiniArt
in couple of sub-versions. We keep the manu-
facturers label, which is our standard approach,
we do it because we expect the customer will
better understand and trust in the accord of the
PE sets and kits together. What might be good
sellers, are the BigEds as well as the only Oc-
tober BigSin. These sets are usually bestsellers,
and also the October ones are significantly inte-
resting items, please , check all of them. Concer-
ning the masks, the list shades the list of PE sets,
with two exceptions which are painting masks for
camouflage patterns for Spitfire Mk.I and Hurri-
cane Mk.I in 1/72nd scale.
You can find the information about all our new
releases in this Info today. Ladies and gentle-
man, enjoy the study of our new releases as well
as the historical articles and the build up models!
Vladimr ulc
INFO Eduard - October 2015
photo: Libor Havrnek, Vladimr ulc Eduard workshop
- photo-etched sets
Zdenek Sebestas workshop
Michal
Krepelkas
workshop

simulators

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Jakub EVENTS
Vilingrs
workshop

discussion with pilots MiG from

11. slp in atci

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EVENTS Kristof
Pulinckxs
workshop

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 EVENTS

INFO Eduard - October 2015 eduard 9

 KITS 10/15

Mirage IIIC
1/48, Cat. No. 8496

- 2 markings
- decals Eduard
BUY on Eduard store

No. 92, EC 02/010, Seine, Arme de Air,

BA 120 Cazaux, April 1976

No. 87, EC 03/010 Vexin, Dtachement Air 1 B 88,

Arme de Air, Djibouti, October 1984

RECOMMENDED:
49089 Mirage IIIC seatbelts FABRIC (PE-set)

49090 Mirage IIIC seatbelts SUPERFABRIC (PE-set)

49734 Mirage IIIC ejection seat (PE-set)

INFO Eduard - October 2015 eduard 11

KITS 10/15

Fw 190A-8
RECOMMENDED:
672080 Fw 190A wheels late (Brassin)

672081 Fw 190A-8 cockpit (Brassin)

672084 Fw 190A-8 MG 131 mount (Brassin)

1/72, Cat. No. 70111

672085 Fw 190A exhaust stacks (Brassin)

72611 Fw 190A-8 (PE-set)

72612 Fw 190A-8 landing flaps (PE-set)

- color photo-etched set
- painting mask 73033 Fw 190A-8 seatbelts SUPERFABRIC (PE-set)

- decals Eduard

BUY on Eduard store

W.Nr 380352, E I./JG 11, Darmstadt,

Germany, Spring, 1945

Lt. Gustav Salffner, 7./JG 300, Lobnitz, Maj. Walter Dahl, Stab/JG 300, Jterbog,
Germany, March, 1945 Germany, December 1944

Uffz. Julius Hndel, IV./JG 54, Poland,

IV./JG 5, Herdla, Norway, Spring, 1945 August/September, 1944

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 KITS 10/15

RECOMMENDED:
PHOTO-ETCHED SETS Fw 190A-8 1/72

Fw 190A-8
1/72 Eduard (72611)

Fw 190A-8 landing flaps

1/72 Eduard (72612)

INFO Eduard - October 2015 eduard 13

KITS 10/15

Spitfire Mk. XVI Bubbletop RECOMMENDED:

648216 Spitfire Mk.XVI gun bays (brassin)

1/48, Cat. No. 8285 BUY on Eduard store 648217 Spitfire Mk.XVI engine (brassin)
648218 Spitfire Mk.XVI wheels - 3 spoke (brassin)
- color photo-etched set
648206 Spitfire Mk.XVI cockpit (brassin)
- painting mask
- decals Eduard 49725 Spitfire Mk. XVI (PE-set)
49083 Spitfire Mk.XVI seatbelts SUPERFABRIC (PE-set)
48850 Spitfire Mk.XVI surface panels (PE-set)
48849 Spitfire Mk.XVI landing flaps (PE-set)

TD138, No. 317 Squadron RAF, Ahlhorn Air

Base, Germany, Spring Summer, 1946

SL549, No. 17 Squadron RAF, Farnborough

Air Base, 1950

TB702, Flown by Cpt. P. G. J. Albertin, No. 340 Squadron

RAF, B105 Airfield (Lingen/Drope), May, 1945

TE199, Flown by Air Officer Commanding, No. 21 Group

RAF, Swindersby Air Base, 1948

RW393, No. 601 Squadron RAuxAF, 1949

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KITS 10/15

RECOMMENDED: 1/144, Cat. No. 4432

144006 Spitfire Mk. IX 1/144 (PE-set) - painting mask
- decals Eduard

BUY on Eduard store

Spitfire HF Mk.IXc, ML171, W/Cdr. Tom Vybral, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc, MJ449, F/Lt. Frantiek Truhl,
No. 312. Sqdn. , North Weald air base, September 1944 No. 312. Sqdn., Appledram air base, June 1944

Spitfire LF Mk.IXc, MJ291, F/O Otto Smik, Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, SL628, pplk. Jaroslav Hlao,
No. 312 Sqdn., Mendlesham air base, early 1944 Praha Ruzyn , August 13, 1945

Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, TE527, kpt. Hugo Hrbek, CO of No. 312 Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, TE554, Air Regiment 10,
Squadron, Praha - Ruzyn airfield, August 13, 1945 Praha Kbely airfield, Spring, 1946

Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, TE515, CO Flight of 2nd Air Division, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc, MJ931, F/O Ladislav Svtlk,
June 1946 December 1948 No. 312. Sqdn., Jan. - Jun. 1944

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 672081
Fw 190A-8 cockpit
1/72 Eduard
10/15
Cockpit Brassin set for Fw 190A-8
in 72nd scale by Eduard.

Set contains:
- resin: 9 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes, color
- painting mask: no

BUY on Eduard store

672080
Fw 190A wheels late
1/72 Eduard

Brassin set of pair of main

wheels for Fw 190A in 72nd scale
by Eduard.

Set contains:
- resin: 2 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: yes

BUY on Eduard store

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 BRASSIN 10/15
672084
Fw 190A-8 MG 131 mount
1/72 Eduard

Brassin set of MG 131 mount for

Fw 190A-8 in 72nd scale by Edu-
ard.

Set contains:
- resin: 10 parts
- painting mask: no
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes

BUY on Eduard store

672085
Fw 190A exhaust stacks
1/72 Eduard

Brassin set of exhaust stacks for

Fw 190A in 72nd scale by Eduard.
Contains left, right and lower stacks.

Set contains:
- resin: 3 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: no

BUY on Eduard store

632063
Fw 190F-8 engine
1/32 Revell

Engine Brassin set for Fw 190F-8 in

32nd scale by Revell.

Set contains:
- resin: 71 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

BUY on Eduard store

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BRASSIN 10/15

632067
Vickers Mk.I WWI gun
1/32

Brassin set of 2 pieces of Vickers

Mk.I WWI guns in 32nd scale.

Set contains:
- resin: 14 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

BUY on Eduard store

672055
AIM-4D
1/72

Brassin set of 4 pieces of AIM-4D

missiles in 72nd scale.

Set contains:
- resin: 4 parts
- decals: yes
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

BUY on Eduard store

672057
M117 bombs early
1/72

Brassin set of 6 pieces of M117

early bombs in 72nd scale.

Set contains:
- resin: 30 parts
- decals: yes
- photo-etched details: no
- painting mask: no

BUY on Eduard store

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 BRASSIN 10/15
648205
Lewis Mk.III WWI gun
1/48

Brassin set of Lewis Mk.III WWI guns

in 48th scale. Set contains 2 pieces
of guns and 6 magazines.

Set contains:
- resin: 11 parts
- decals: no
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

BUY on Eduard store

648222
Storm Shadow
1/48

Brassin set of two piecies of Storm

Shadow missile in 48th scale.

Set contains:
- resin: 30 parts
- decals: yes
- photo-etched details: yes
- painting mask: no

BUY on Eduard store

E-BUNNYS SQUAT

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 BRASSIN 10/15
SIN63206
Fw 190F-8 PART I.
1/32 Revell

BIG SIN collection containing 2 individual Brassin sets

and 1 photo-etched set for Fw 190F-8 in 32nd scale
by Revell.

- cockpit,
- MG 131 mount,
- landing flaps

All sets included in this BIG SIN are available

separately, but with every BIG SIN set you
save up to 30%.

BUY on Eduard store

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PHOTO-ETCHED SETS AND MASKS SELECTED 10/15

10/15 SELECTED
Ju 87G-2 1/32 Trumpeter (JX183)
Painting mask

Ju 87G-2 exterior 1/32 Trumpeter 32378

Ju 87G-2 exterior 1/32 Trumpeter 32847

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PE-SETS AND MASKS 10/15

AC-47 Gunship exterior 1/48 Revell (48858)

AC-47 Gunship landing flaps 1/48 Revell (48859)

AC-47 Gunship interior S.A 1/48 Revell (49736)

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 PE-SETS AND MASKS 10/15

US Army Bulldozer 1/35 Mini Art (36326)

Swift FR.5 interior 1/72 Airfix (73533+SS533)

Swift FR.5 1/72 Airfix (CX424) Painting mask Swift FR.5 landing flaps 1/72 Airfix (72613)

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PE-SETS AND MASKS 10/15

T-38A Talon 1/48 Wolfpack (EX478)

Painting mask

T-38A Talon 1/48 Wolfpack (49733)

T-38A Talon interior 1/48 Wolfpack (FE733)

HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943 pt 1 - railing and ladders 1/350 Trumpeter (53145)

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 All sets included in this BIG ED are available separately,
but with every BIG ED set you save up to 30%.
BIG5330 USS CV-5 Yorktown 1/350 Merit

53140 - USS CV-5 Yorktown part 1 cranes & life boats

53141 - USS CV-5 Yorktown part 2 AA guns
53142 - USS CV-5 Yorktown part 3 superstructure
53143 - USS CV-5 Yorktown part 4 flight deck
17513 - Naval Figures US S.A.
17513 - Naval Figures US S.A.

BIG3354 FW 190F-8 1/32 REVELL

32372 - Fw 190F-8 landing flaps

32842 - Fw 190F-8 interior S.A.
32843 - Fw 190F-8 seatbelts
JX181 - Fw 190F-8
53143 USS CV-5 Yorktown part 4 flight deck (BIG5330)

BIG49134 Hurricane Mk.I 1/48 Airfix

48852 - Hurricane Mk.I landing flaps

49726 - Hurricane Mk.I S.A.
FE726 - Hurricane Mk.I interior S.A.
EX468 - Hurricane Mk.I

32372 Fw 190F-8 landing flaps (BIG3354)

BIG49135 C-45F 1/48 ICM

48848 - C-45F exterior

49722 - C-45F interior S.A.
EX465 - C-45F

48848 C-45F exterior (BIG49135)

BIG72100 Beaufighter Mk.X 1/72 Airfix

72603 - Beaufighter Mk.X landing flaps

73526 - Beaufighter Mk.X S.A.
BIG5330 USS CV-5 Yorktown 1/350 Merit CX415 - Beaufighter Mk.X

BIG3354 Fw 190F-8 1/32 Revell

BIG49134 Hurricane Mk.I 1/48 Airfix

BIG49135 C-45F 1/48 ICM

BIG72100 Beaufighter Mk.X 1/72 Airfix

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 October 2015
KITS
70111 Fw 190A-8 1/72 ProfiPACK
8285 Spitfire Mk.XVI Bubbletop 1/48 ProfiPACK
8496 Mirage IIIC 1/48 Weekend
4432 Nai se vracej Quattro Combo 1/144 Super44
PHOTO-ETCHED SET
53144 Figures Royal Navy 1/200
53145 HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943 pt 1 - railing and ladders 1/350 Trumpeter
53146 HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943 pt 2 - AA guns 1/350 Trumpeter
32378 Ju 87G-2 exterior 1/32 Trumpeter
32847 Ju 87G-2 interior 1/32 Trumpeter
36326 US Army Bulldozer 1/35 Mini Art
48857 B-1B exterior 1/48 Revell
48858 AC-47 Gunship exterior 1/48 Revell
48859 AC-47 Gunship landing flaps 1/48 Revell
49089 Mirage IIIC seatbelts FABRIC 1/48 Eduard
49090 Mirage IIIC seatbelts SUPERFABRIC 1/48 Eduard
49733 T-38A Talon 1/48 Wolfpack
49734 Mirage IIIC ejection seat 1/48 Eduard
49735 Su-22M-4 1/48 Smr
49736 AC-47 Gunship interior S.A. 1/48 Revell
49737 B-1B S.A. 1/48 Revell
72611 Fw 190A-8 1/72 Eduard
72611 Swift FR.5 landing flaps 1/72 Airfix
72612 Fw 190A-8 landing flaps 1/72 Eduard
73033 Fw 190A-8 seatbelts SUPERFABRIC 1/72 Eduard
73533 Swift FR.5 1/72 Airfix
73534 T-2C Buckeye 1/72 Wolfpack
ZOOMS
33150 Ju 87G-2 interior 1/32 Trumpeter
FE733 T-38A Talon interior 1/48 Wolfpack
FE735 Su-22M-4 interior 1/48 Smr
FE736 AC-47 Gunship interior S.A. 1/48 Revell
FE737 B-1B interior S.A. 1/48 Revell
SS531 Whitley Mk.V S.A. 1/72 Airfix
SS533 Swift FR.5 interior 1/72 Airfix
SS534 T-2C Buckeye interior 1/72 Wolfpack

MASKS
CX423 T-2C Buckeye 1/72 Wolfpack
CX424 Swift FR.5 1/72 Airfix
CX425 Spitfire camo scheme B 1/72
CX426 Hurricane camo scheme B 1/72
EX478 T-38A Talon 1/48 Wolfpack
EX479 Su-22M4 1/48 Smr
EX480 B-1B 1/48 Revell
EX481 AC-47 Gunship 1/48 Revell
JX183 Ju 87G-2 1/32 Trumpeter
BIGED
BIG5329 HMS Illustrious 1/350 Airfix
BIG3585 T-34/85 1/35 Academy
BIG49131 MiG-23MLD 1/48 Trumpeter
BIG49132 Spitfire Mk.I 1/48 Airfix
BIG49133 Spitfire Mk.XVI 1/48 Eduard
BRASSIN
672080 Fw 190A wheels late 1/72 Eduard
672081 Fw 190A-8 cockpit 1/72 Eduard
672084 Fw 190A-8 MG 131 mount 1/72 Eduard
672085 Fw 190A exhaust stacks 1/72 Eduard
632063 Fw 190F-8 engine 1/32 Revell
632067 Vickers Mk.I WWI gun 1/32
672055 AIM-4D 1/72
672057 M117 bombs early 1/72
648205 Lewis Mk.III WWI gun 1/48
648222 Storm Shadow 1/48

BIGSIN
SIN63206 Fw 190F-8 PART I. 1/32 Revell

BUY on Eduard store

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 HISTORY

Focke-Wulfy Fw 190 A z 12./JG 5 at Herdla airbase, Norway, early 1945. In the foreground stands blue 12,
her pilot Fw. Eberhard Hasse stands second from the left. Note the small digit on undercarriage cover.
(Photo: via Kjetil kra)

BLACK FRIDAY AND JAGDGECHSWADER 5 - part 1

Jan Bobek
www.czechflyingrabbit.blogspot.cz

nomous elements. These were a Zerstrersta-

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 of III./JG 5 commander Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler, Alakurtti, June 1943. The rudder sports symbols
of 115 aerial victories and fuselage marking applicable to 6./JG 5, Ehrlers former unit. This transfer between units also
explains the horizontal bar on fuselage the II. Gruppe marking.
(Profile: Kjetil kra)
Aerial combat that took place on February
9th, 1945 over Norways Frde Fjord, cha-
racterizes several superlatives. For one, it was
the largest air battle to take place over Nor-
way. At the same time, it was an event that
caused Coastal Command its greatest losses
during the Second World War. For this re-
ason, the British began to refer to this day
as Black Friday, and the RAF reviewed its
priorities in the selection process of sea tar-
gets to be attacked from the air. For the pilots
of Jagdgeschwader 5, as you will see later
on, this day also left a black mark. In the first
part of my article, I would like to first describe
the circumstances that led up to the memorab-
le conflict.
You have, no doubt, heard of the legendary
unit, JG 5. For the majority of their existen-
ce, they operated over regions of northern
Europe. Its Stab, I., II., and III. Gruppe equi-
pped with Bf 109E, F and Gs based in nor-
thern Finland, fought mostly against elements
of the Soviet air force in the area of Mur-
mansk. Its IV. Gruppe operated mostly from
bases in Norway and often against aircraft
of the RAF and on occasion with the Fleet
Air Arm. It was also the first unit within JG 5
to take on the Fw 190 A. The duties of JG 5
while patrolling such a large territory brought
it into contact with not only the Soviets, but
at the same time the western Allies as well.
Besides the aforementioned Jagdgruppen
under JG 5, there were also two other auto-
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 of JG 5 commander Major Heinrich Ehrler, Loustari, August 1944. This aircraft could have also early
type of canopy.
(Profile: Kjetil kra)
ffel equipped with the twin-engined Messer-
schmitt Bf 110 (carrying several designations,
but its longest used was 13.(Z)/JG 5) and
a Jabostaffel with Fw 190As (14.(Jabo)/JG
5). Their main concern was first and foremost
opponents to the east, mainly ground targets.
Jagdgeschwader 5 began to be referred
to as Eismeer, (meaning Ice Sea), an ob-
vious reference to their theatre of operati-
ons. Their most successful period was through
1942 and 1943 while operating against the
Soviets. The number of kills attained by JG
5 pilots was apparently in the neighborhood
of 2700 (though some sources put the number
as high as 3200). Among the notable pilots
of JG 5, two reached 200 kills during their
time with the unit (Theo Weissenberger, with
208, and Heinrich Ehrler, with 204), while
another (Walter Schuck) came close, and fi-
nished with a total of 206. Two pilots crossed
the 100-kill plateau (Franz Drr and Jakob
Norz), and a host of others reached at least
fifty victories. One of these was Rudolf Linz,

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HISTORY
for whom Black Friday would prove to be fa-
teful.
It may be surprising to consider the fact that
fourteen holders of the Knights Cross that
served with JG 5 (mostly in command func-
tions) accounted for over 1300 aerial victo-
ries! This accounts for almost half of all of the
kills claimed by Eismeergeschwader! It should
also be remembered that nine of these top
aces did not survive the war. Their successes
caused the unit 435 killed, missing and captu-
red men. A further 235 were put out of action
through injury..
Among the lesser known facts are those per-
taining to the operations of I. and II./JG 5
outside of Finland and Norway. The destinati-
ons to where these northern specialists were
sent were a bit surprising. The northern hun-
ting grounds were left first by I./JG 5. In No-
vember 1943, it transferred to Romania, and
at the beginning of 1944 moved over to Bul-
garia, and then later took part in the Defense Bf 109 G-2/R-6 yellow 10 (W. Nr. 14 800) of 6./JG 5 at Alakurtti or Salmijrvi, spring 1943. This colorful
of the Reich flying from German air bases. ship belonged to Fw. Hans Dbrich, fighter ace with 65 kills.
At the time, the unit CO was Horst Carganico, (Photo: via Kjetil kra)
who you may know thanks to the large rendi-
tions of Mickey Mouse that adorned the sides
of many of his aircraft.
After Carganicos death, I./JG 5 went through
some changes, ending up in June 1944, on the
Invasion Front under the leadership of Theo
Weissenberger, and in October, 1944, was
made subordinate to JG 6 as its III. Gruppe.
II./JG 5 also headed south in November
1943, but was assigned to bases in the Baltic
and western Russia. The unit returned to the
Baltic for a few weeks in April 1944. After
that, the unit was moved also to Germany, was
briefly stationed in France in June 1944, and Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 yellow 10 of 9./JG 5 commander Fj.-Ofw. Walter Schuck, Petsamo, June 1944. Schuck
used this very fighter plane on June 18 to shoot down Soviet recon Spitfire PR IV of 118. ORAP.
in October of that year was attached to the (Profile: Kjetil kra)
newly formed JG 4 as its IV. Gruppe.
In the meantime, there were many changes
in the northern battlefront. In September,
1944, the Finns and the Soviets agreed
to a cease fire, and soon after, the so-called
Lapland War began between Finland and
Germany. At the same time, the Soviets began
to increase pressure on the area surrounding
Petsamo in northern Finland. To counter, III./JG
5 was committed in earnest, coming from Nor-
way to the aid of IV./JG 5. Pilots of Eismeer-
geschwader even engaged the Finns, their
former allies. In October 1944, both Gruppen
had to be pulled back to bases from beyond
the Arctic Circle to the southwest, to Norway,
due to the advancing Red Army. This was new
for these pilots. And, it was not the end of
the downward spiral of things. There began
a steady loss of qualified command personnel
within the ranks of naval and aerial assets
in Norway, and at times, even the loss of qua-
lified common sense. For example, in the first
half of November, JG 5 received orders to
convert one Staffel from III./JG 5 with 109s Fighter bomber Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 black 4 of 14.(Jabo)/JG 5 at Finnish airbase Petsamo.
onto the Fw 190 in one day, and, to top (Photo: via Kjetil kra)
it off, those in need of the conversion were
new, inexperienced pilots!
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on November 12, 1944 during Operation Ca-
techism, the RAF raid on the battleship Tirpi-
tz. Not only did the Kriegsmarine not inform
their Luftwaffe colleagues where the Tirpitz
was anchored (!), but subsequent mistakes and
misunderstandings on the part of command
of both the Kriegsmarine and aerial ops resul-
ted in JG 5 not being told where the ship was
or where the bombers were! The end result
is well known, but JG 5 CO, Ehrler, ended up
before a court, and the result of the classic
show trial, three years detention, was repor-
ted by the BBC a day before it was published,
no less!
Thanks to the activities of Ehrlers subordina-
tes, it became possible for Hitler to step in and
Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-2 LN+MR of 10.(Zerstrer)/JG 5. Note the dachshund badge on the nose of the aircraft, have the sentence reduced to three months.
mascot of this Staffel. There is possibility this aircraft belonged to Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger. At the same time, Ehrler was allowed to re-
(Photo: via Kjetil kra) turn to the front. Theo Weissenberger took him
under his protective wing to JG 7, equipped
with the Me 262. With this unit, Ehrler died
in combat in April, 1945. According to wit-
nesses who heard his final words, his death
was the result of a suicide ramming attack
of an American B-24 Liberator.
In my opinion, the majority of the responsibi-
lity for the chaos during the defense of the
Tirpitz lies on the shoulders of the command
of air operations in Norway, who was no other
than Generalleutnant Eduard Ritter von Schle-
Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-2 1B+AX (W. Nr. 120 037) flown by commander of 13.(Zerstrer)/JG 5 Hptm. Herbert Treppe,
Kirkenes, autumn 1943. ich, a veteran of the First World War and
(Profile: Kjetil kra) good friend of Goerings. Three days after
the sinking of the Tirpitz, Goering quietly mo-
ved him behind the scenes.
When III./JG 5 completed its partial transi-
tion from the 109 to the Fw 190 at the end
of 1944, JG 5 was a shadow of its former
self. The unit had half its strength, suffered lo-
sses and withdraws, and its confidence after
the Ehrler issue in Norway and in Berlin was
in serious doubt.
The British opponent proved to be very well
trained, flying cutting edge technology. Be-
ing downed into the water presented very
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-14 blue 8 of 16./JG 5, Stavanger-Sola, October 1944. Pilot Ofw. Heinz Halstrick wanted little chance of survival for any real length
to his ship identify with personal emblem consisting of Jagdpfeil and crest of city of Cologne as well as Cologne of time, and coming down in the mountains
carnival greeting.
(Profile: Kjetil kra) wasnt much better. The ratio of killed or seve-
rely injured JG 5 pilots to the number of de-
stroyed aircraft was over the final half-year
considerable higher than it was during combat
on the Eastern Front.
At the beginning of 1945, however, there
were still experienced fighter pilots with active
roles within JG 5 that could extend their skills
to subordinates. The CO, after the trial of Ehr-
ler, became Obstlt. Gnther Scholz. He was
a veteran from the Legion Condor days
in Spain, and he had some 22 victories to
his credit, and was also a recipient of the Ger-
man Cross in Gold. His unit, as were the Stabs
of III. and IV. Gruppe, was equipped with
the Bf 109G-14, but also had other versions
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 black 5 of 14.(Jabo)/JG 5 commander Friedrich-Wilhelm Strakeljahn. on hand as well, including the elderly G-2!
(Profile: Kjetil kra) The CO of III./JG 5 located in Gossen and
Herdla was, from August 1944 to the end
of the war the aforementioned Franz Drr.
The equipment of the 10th and 11th Staffel

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consisted of mostly the Bf 109G-6, G-14 and
several G-2s. Two of the remaining Staffeln
(9th and 12th) used the Fw 190, mainly the
A-8 and F-8 versions, but also had older ver-
sions on hand as well, notably the A-2 and
A-3. The leaders of the individual Staffeln
at the beginning of 1945 still belonged to
the industry elite. 9./JG 5 Lt. Werner Gayko
(13 victories, after the war becoming Oberst
of the Bundeswehr, 10./JG 5 Lt, Walter Schuck
(206 kills, eight flying the Me 262, holder
of the Knights Cross with Oak Leave), 11./JG
5 Oblt. Rudolf Gloeckner (32 kills, emigrated
to the US after the war and later returned to
Germany), 12./JG 5 Lt Rudolf Linz (70 kills, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 black 9 of 2./JG 5 at Stavanger-Sola airbase, July 1942. The digit painted on undercarri-
posthumously awarded the Knights Cross). age cover is typical for 190s of I. and III./JG 5. This fighter plane got a tiger camouflage and ETC 501 rack.
Both features are unusual for this unit and period of war.
The post of IV./JG 5 from May 1944 was (Profile: Kjetil kra)
held by Hptm. Fritz Stendel (six kills). His four
Staffeln, re-equipped with the Bf 109G-6, pilots of III. and IV./JG 5 were able to down
G-14 and G-14/AS flew from the base at around fifty aircraft in combat with the RAF.
Stavanger-Sola, Lister and Kjevik: 13./JG 5 Of course, they paid a higher price than their
Oblt. Hans Schneider (11 kills, died in March, victory total in terms of more than fifty killed,
1945), 14./JG 5 Lt. Hans Richter (temporarily wounded or missing. That amounts to about
entrusted as a replacement for Lt. Helmut Ne- one full Gruppe! Note 2: Black Friday illustra-
umann, 62 kills), 15./JG 5 Lt. Heinz Kppler ted how difficult an opponent the Brits could
(23 kills, died during mishap in March, 1945, be.
16./JG 5 Lt. Hans Vollet (10 kills).
Several of their subordinates had tallies that (To be completed next time)
amounted to ten or through the twenties, and
from December 1944 to the end of the war,

Notes:

1. Schleich (born 1888) gained thirty-five kills in the First World War and from March, 1918 to the end of the conflict, he was the CO of Ja-
gdgruppe 8 on the Western Front. For his efforts, he received the Pour le Mrite. After the war, he joined the ranks of the NSDAP and the SS,
established the aerial component of the Hitlerjugend, was twice elected as a member of the Reichstag, and before the Second World War was
commander of the Schlageter fighter wing. In 1941, he gained command of the Luftwaffe over Denmark, and subsequently in 1944 over Nor-
way. After the war, and up to his death in November, 1947, he was an American POW, indicating the high priority he was allocated. This was one
of the most influential members of the Nazi party.

2. In April, 1945, and by extension, without participation in Black Friday, II./JG 5, under Stab 5., 6., and 7./JG was reformed in Norway. Its CO
was Hptm. Herbert Treppe, a veteran of twin-engined fighters of JG 5. This newly reformed Gruppe was partially formed out of the members
of 9., 12., and 16./JG 5, and partly from Stab IV./ZG 26 and 10./ZG 26 (formerly 13.(Z)/JG 5). If this soup is getting a bit confused, I cant say
that I blame you. What is interesting, though, is that the Messerschmitt Bf 110 Gs from the defunct Zerstrerstaffel were split amongst the three
Gruppen of JG 5 with single-engined fighters, and used them up to the end of the war!

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Blue 8 with the name Erika below the cockpit,

was one of several Fw 190A-8 that 12.Staffel/JG
5 abandoned at Herdla in Norway after disbanding
in the spring of 1945. The aircraft carried RLM 74/75/76
camouflage with a blue cowl ring and spinner denoting its
built by Petr Zateplek Staffel. The applied Adlerflugel behind the exhausts was for the
noted time period uncommon. The JG 5 insignia Eismeer on the engi-
IV./JG 5, Herdla, Norway, Spring, 1945
ne cowl was applied only on the port side. The aircraft number was repeated on the
wheel hub. IV./JG 5 took part in the defence of northern sector of occupied Europe,
but was not standardized within the Defence of the Reich system.

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built by Petr Zateplek
Maj. Walter Dahl, Stab/JG 300, Jterbog,
Germany, December 1944
With the illustrated aircraft, the later of his two
documented Blue 13s, Maj. Walter Dahl took
part in combat operations in the Defence of the
Reich in 1944, as Kommodore of JG 300. For
a time, the plane carried the emblem of Stab
JG 300, a B-17 sillouette in crosshairs. This em-
blem likely also appeared on the other side
of the engine cowl. Although this was in all likeli-
hood without a background, it has been specula-
ted that this may also have been in a light blue
color. The aircraft carries the standard camouf-
lage of RLM 74/75/76 with obvious signs of
repair and respraying. This may have included
a yellow underside of the cowling, which at this
time was ordered to have been overpainted.
The red identification band on the fuselage
used in the ID system within the Defence of the
Reich may have also been switched later to
blue-white- blue.

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Cat. No. 8149 I-16 typ 24
1/48

built by Lubo Zach

built by Lubo Zach
Lev L. Shestakov, 69. IAP, Odessa, 69. IAP (Fighter Aviation Regiment), la-
Lev L. Shestakov,
summer 1941 69. IAP, Odessa, ter renamed 9. GIAP (Guard Fighter Avia-
summer 1941 tion Regiment), was commanded by a Spa-
nish Civil War veteran, Lev Shestakov, in the
summer of 1941. The regiment took part
in the protection of the important south Ukrainian
port of Odessa against advancing German and
Rumanian troops. Lev Shestakov was an ace with 7
individual and 8 shared victories, with another three
(2+1), achieved in Spain. The 9.GIAP gained noto-
riety later in the war, after re-equipping with P-39
Airacobras, during the Battle of Kuban, under the co-
mmand ofthe legendary, three-time Hero of the Soviet
Union, A. I. Pokryshkin
Pokrishkin

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BMW 801D
(Cat.No. 632063)

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Imagine my great delight when I saw that
Eduard were bringing out a Mk XVI high and
low back Spitfire. Even more so when one
of the sets of markings is for TB752. This Spit-
fire lives just up the road from me in The Spit-
fire and Hurricane Museum at the former RAF
Manston.
The kit was duly ordered and arrived by post.
On opening the box the first impression was
what a wonderful kit; what great engineering.
Then I noticed that TB752 had elliptical wings
in the instuctions. The one at Manston does not.
Time to do some investigation.
have known this Spitfire for over 50 years.
When I was a young boy, it was stood outside
as the RAF Manston gate guard. Every so of-
ten it was painted up to keep its good looks.
These were the days when you could touch
(climb all over it) the aircraft and not get told
off !
To me she was just the local gate guard that
(photo: via www.spitfiremuseum.org.uk)
most RAF bases had. There were a lot of Spitfi-
res left out in the cold in those days. As it turned
out this one had quite an illustrious history.
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History
And so on the 21st. February 1945, a brand
new TB752 was handed over to 33 Mainte-
nance Unit at RAF Lyneham.
Specification of TB752. Mk XVI (LF) (clipped
E wings). Power unit: Packard Merlin 266
(1580 hp. Max).
She entered service with RAF in March 1945
being allocated to 66 Squadron at RAF Lyn-
ton-on-Ouse. She then went on to Schijndel
(B85) in Holland where she undertook nume-
rous sorties. On the 25th. March she made
a wheels up landing damaging one wing
and the prop. (Category AC damage.) and
sent to No. 403 Repair and Salvage Unit.
19th. April 1945 reissued to 403 Squadron.
Given the code KH - Z. 21st. April 1945 S/L
Zary gains the aircrafts first kill flying from
B.114 airfield at Diepholtz, Germany. (Bf
109).
25th. April 1945 P/O D. Leslie gains TB752
second kill. (FW 189), 1st. May 1945 F/O
R. Young gains TB752 third kill. (FW190).
3rd. May 1945 F/O Fred Town downs a He
111.
Post war she went into storage until 1956
when RAF Manston was reopened as a Master
Diversion Airfield and TB752 was acquired as
a gate guardian. There she stood through
wind and rain until by chance The Medway
Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society
were on the look out for an aircraft to restore
and TB752 fitted the bill nicely.
They spent over 15,000 man hours restoring
her to the standard we see today .Exactly
as she was when she finished service with 403
Squadron. She is a testament to the hard work
and skill they put in.
The only way you can tell a IX from a XVI is
by its serial number as externally they look
the same. Fortunately TB752 was very well
investigated whilst being restored under the
leadership of Mr. Lewis Deal who was the
project leader for the restoration. He wrote
a book about it all simply called The Manston
Spitfire TB752 (Copies can still be had on e-
-bay ISBN 0 9505733 5 3) and is well worth
the read. What we see today is 100% accu-
rate. The markings are those that she wore at
the end of her service life with 403 Squadron.
As for this lovely kit, well, to do TB752 correct-
ly using the markings in the kit, the modeller
will need to use the wings with the bulges over
the wheel wells and have them clipped. All
parts are in the kit. The Markings are correct
for Squadron Leader Zary on the 21st.April,
1945, so no problems there.
Here are a few walk around photos that mi-
ght help with making the kit up. Please note
Spitfires only had their flaps down when lan-
ding and undergoing maintenance.
The Medway Preservation Society has also
an interesting track record for restorations
and their website is also worth a visit http://
www.mapsl.co.uk/
I would like to thank Matt Demedts (Museum
Manager) for his help in the article.
Richard Jenkinson
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(photo: via Richard Jenkinson)

Spitfire Mk.XVI TB752

in Eduard kit:

1198
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Cat. No. 1188

1/48

built by Zdenk Noika

A58-477, flown by F/L Alf Glendinning, No. 457
Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, November, 1944

This aircraft was originally finished in the

RAF Day Fighter Scheme. The tropical
sun has caused the RAAF Foliage Green
to start fading on the wing uppersurface,
top of the fuselage and the rudder, and
sections of RAF Ocean Grey are star-
ting to appear. Cannon fairings
were Foliage Green.

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Into our Spitfire MK.IXC late version (Cat
8281) kit, we have also included Spitfi-
re ML135, flown by Canadian Jerry Billing,
a member of the 401st Squadron, in June and
July 1944.
Immediately after the release of this kit, we
welcomed the opportunity to deliver one copy Spitfire LFMk.IXc, ML135, flown by Jerry Billing, No. 401 Squadron, Tangmere AB, June 7, 1944
to the pilot himself, which was mediated by
One of many Canadians in the RAF was Jerry Billing. -mans land in France. He managed to get back to the
Bob Swaddling. Although confined to a hos- He volunteered for the RAF in October 1942 to help UK with the help of a French family. After WWII, Jerry
pital bed, Jerry was pleased by a memory the Malta defense. He joined No. 185 Squadron and Billing re-enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and
fought over the island until March 1943, when he was became an instructor. In 1951, he joined the Blue Devils
of an airplane he flew shortly after the D-day. downed by a Bf 109 pilot. In 1944, Jerry Billing was a Canadian aerobatics team that flew Vampire jets.
Name Dorothy had nothing to do with Jerrys sent to No. 401 Squadron. He downed a Ju 88 bomber In 1964, he left the RCAF and took a job at DeHavilland
private life, it was only amplifying the letter D and damaged two Fw 190s on June 7, 1944, the second as a test pilot.
day of the invasion of Normandy. On July 1, 1944,
in the codename of his Spitfire YO D. his Spitfire, ML135, was hit by AAfire and landed in no-

(photo:via Robert Swaddling) (photo:via Robert Swaddling)

Spitfire LFMk.IXc, ML135, flown by Jerry Billing, No. 401 Squadron, France, July 1, 1944
Jerry Billing was shot down at the controls of ML135
on July 1, 1944 and crash landed 7 miles south of Ca-
rentan, France. The D-Day stripes were left on the under-
sides only and the female name Dorothy appeared
under the windscreen.

Jerry Billing died on January 9th, 2015

at the age of 93. May he rest in peace.

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